Selected Acquisition Actions on the C-17 Aircraft
Abstract
The objectives of our audit were to review the circumstances and documentation relating to the contract opt ion exercised in July 1989 to buy four C-17 aircraft for $691 million from Douglas and to assess the status of software development for selected C-l7 subsystems. We also evaluated whether the program development schedule was realistic. During our audit, we obtained information on the CDR done in April 1989 for the C-l7 mission computer software and on the development of software for selected C-l7 subsystems. We examined records of C-l7 program reviews dated from August 1988 through February 1990 and documentation dated from December 1985 through February 1990, which included program plans, development schedules, and the C-l7 FSD contract. We interviewed officials at OSD, the Air Force, Douglas, and Douglas's subcontractors involved in the C-l7 acquisition program. Our technical assessment staff assisted the auditors in evaluating systems engineering and software development efforts and results, C-l7 program contracting practices, and software quality assurance procedures. Although we focused the scope of our audit primarily on software development and on whether the mission computer software CDR was completed, we noted some hardware development problems that are discussed in Part II of the report.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 02, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA380652
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense